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Quality Inspection Services
Pro QC's Solution Matrix
Put Pro QC's over 33 years of experience to work for you
Pro QC International is a third party quality inspection service provider with over 33 years of experience. Our network spans more than 40 countries globally. We have been present in India since 2001, and have handled factory audits and product inspections for a wide variety of products that are manufactured in India, e.g. garments, (home) textiles, accessories, electronics, footwear, jewellery, furniture, kitchenware, metal items, mechanical parts, etc. Our team of quality engineers is based in various strategic areas of the country including all major production hubs, allowing us to provide our clients with nationwide coverage. In South Asia, next to India, we also have resources in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Why Inspections are Important and Save You Money
Avoid Costly Product Defects and Shipment Delays
Product inspections minimize the amount of costly product defects. Inspections can detect merchandise containing non-standard or non-compliant components.
Issue Corrective Action
Inspections help you determine the overall quality of your order, and determine the need to issue corrective actions before any products leave the factory.
Protect Your Company's Brand and Reputation
Sub-standard products result in customer complaints and damage your reputation. Product quality inspections help ensure consistent customer satisfaction.
What Type of Inspections Do I Need?
There are several types of inspections available through the production process. One of our Account Managers can help you choose what is best for you. Companies having large runs of product often use all services for maximum protection. However, for low to medium volumes you can choose less. We recommend at the minimum In Process and Pre-Shipment Inspections be performed.
What Other Services Are Important to Reduce My Risk?
Pro QC has an international reputation for providing independent third-party inspection and testing services. However our services do not stop with inspection. Pro QC can provide you solutions to your entire supply chain from the sourcing, manufacturing to final delivery.
Product Inspections
First-Article Inspections
Pro QC inspects first-article samples prior to volume production. This verifies that product specifications are being met and avoids unnecessary reengineering work later.
In-Process Inspections
These on-site inspections evaluate samples of your products selected during the manufacturing process. This confirms the quality of your product and allows any necessary changes to be addressed early on, reducing rework time and costs.
Pre-Shipment Inspections
During a pre-shipment inspection, our engineers verify that finished goods conform to your specifications.
Measurement and Testing
Pro QC conducts properties, performance and life-cycle testing at our labs in Ningbo, China and Chicago, USA. Custom fixtures and test methods are crafted in-house. For testing that is not performed at Pro QC, we have alliances with accredited labs in many locations worldwide to offer you virtually any type of product testing you may need.
Factory Audits & Testing
C-TPAT (Security)
The U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism initiative (C-TPAT) is a voluntary U.S. Customs and Border Protection program designed to improve border security while also accelerating the processing of import shipments.
Sustainability (ISO 14001)
Although we have offered ISO14000 (environmental) and SA8000 (social responsibility) audits for a number of years, many retailers are now requiring audits that combine elements of both of these standards along with additional elements covering energy usage, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, materials and waste reduction, life cycle management, supplier's supply chain activities and more.
Social Accountability (SA8000 and ISO 26000)
These evaluations focus on the following areas: Health and safety, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation, management practices, forced labor, freedom of association and child labor laws.
Supplier Process Control and Quality System
Pro QC supplier audits evaluate all manufacturing process control systems for existing or new suppliers using the ISO 9001 framework. Each audit report covers several areas, including evaluations of management, quality control methods, non-conforming materials, corrective action, and inspection and test equipment.
Supplier Capability and Qualification
Our engineers survey your potential or new suppliers on- site and provide detailed reports on the general operations, quality systems, qualifications and capabilities of the supplier as a viable source.
Container Loading Supervision
Pro QC ensures that proper methods are employed during product loading, and we verify counts on-site.
Pro QC is Your Partner in Quality
Pro QC is an established and reliable organization, providing quality assurance, engineering and consulting services since 1984.
Global Presence
Pro QC offers services in 38 countries and growing. When services are required in an area where coverage is currently not available, we are able to secure local engineers or arrange travel for our engineers in order to accommodate the request.
Experienced, Degreed Engineers
Pro QC's professional and knowledgeable staff represents your interests on-site. Our inspectors and supervisors are degreed engineers. Our staff offers experience in a variety of industries from toys to aerospace, including consumer retail, textiles/fabrics, electrical/electronics, housewares, medical, and many more.
Scheduling Flexibility
Pro QC understands the unpredictable nature of sourcing and the importance of meeting critical deadlines. We schedule accordingly, which often means accommodating last minute requests.
Timely Feedback
Pro QC offers online reporting, with detailed reports provided within 24 hours of completion. Our web resident database provides scheduling information and report access anytime, from anywhere.
Dedicated Account Managers
Pro QC employs regional account managers who are available to assist clients 24/7.
Pro QC maintains an advanced HR system that enables a high degree of scalability worldwide. We routinely manage project demand fluctuations within and across countries. We are able to train and deploy engineers within days, for projects of all sizes, so that bookings are completed in the time required.
Testimonial – Pragma Trading
My impression of Pro QC's inspections of our products in India is very positive. I noticed that their engineers are highly qualified, have a lot of knowledge about materials and inspected the goods very thoroughly. I can honestly say that it improved the quality of our products. Also the attitude of their inspectors is correct towards our vendors. They were able to clearly explain all issues and convince them to make adjustments in their production lines, which in the end benefited us as a client and themselves as producers. I look forward to continuing our partnership with Pro QC for the foreseeable future.
Adrie Tukker
Supply Chain Director – Pragma Trading
Understanding the Supplier Audit Process
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should you use a 3rd party as a partner in quality?
- Identify problems early and reduce associated rework costs later. Identifying problems early also helps avoid potential shipment delays.
- Ensure the end product meets your customers' expectations.
- Pro QC uses knowledgeable and experienced QC engineers.
- Partnering with a 3rd party provider often reduces travel expenses, internal resource allocation and offers an unbiased assessment.
How do you schedule a QC inspection with Pro QC?
Quality inspections can be scheduled online directly here. Or, clients and/or suppliers can contact account managers directly for assistance with coordination. Contact us at +91-120-4291971 or firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information.
When are detailed inspection reports provided?
Pro QC's inspection reports are uploaded to an online database within 24 hours of completion. Clients receive an emailed notification when posted.
Each report outlines the audit scope and includes recommendations, strength's of the quality system and manufacturing process, and opportunities for improvement (weaknesses). An audit result based on the percent of conformances vs. non-conformances is provided.
Review example reports here. https://proqc.in/services/sample-reports
Where does Pro QC provide services?
Pro QC International performs quality control services in the following countries:
|Asia Pacific
|Latin America
|Middle East
|North America
|Czech Republic
|South Korea
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Each year the the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) supports First Nations and Metis students who are pursuing post secondary education in science and technology fields. The OFNTSC presents four awards each year for the Student Achievement Awards and one Derrick Kamanga Memorial Award. The OFNTSC is pleased announced the recipients of the 2014 Student Achievement Awards and Derrick Kamanga Memorial Award.
Student Achievement Awards
Kevin MacDonald – Computer Science, Lakehead University – Webequie First Nation
Deneen M. Cole – Bio Chemistry, SUNY Potsdam – Mohawks of Akwesasne
Larissa Roque – Architecture, Dalhousie University – Wahnapitae First Nation
Noah Bero – Electrical Technology – SUNY Canton – Mohawks of Akwesasne
Derrick Kamanga Memorial Award Winner
Lauren Adams – Civil Engineering, Clarkson University – Mohawks of Akwesasne
The OFNTSC Board of Directors would like to congratulate all of the 2014 recipients of the awards, and all of the applicants who applied.

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Regional microbial collections: exploitation of biodiversity to improve the agri-food industry
The MicroEmiRo project aims to improve the quality and safety of food productions in the Emilia-Romagna Region through the exploitation of selected microbial cultures. The MicroEmiRo research team is skilled in preparation of raw materials, optimisation of fermentation processes, taste and aroma valorization, food safety, and best possible conditions for product processing and preservation.
MicroEmiRo contribution to food safety: check out the BC Centre for Disease Control Guidelines on nut cheese fermentation food risk assessment
State of the art
The use of microorganisms to preserve food dates back to ancient times, even if fermentation processes were performed under empiric and domestic conditions. In the last decades, the continuous study of complex microbial consortia responsible for the wide variety of fermented products allowed the isolation of thousands of bacterial and fungal strains. Nowadays fermented products play an important economic and cultural role at regional, national and international level. This precious heritage of microbial biodiversity can be used to produce new foods or to increase the quality and safety of existing fermented foods.
Exploiting microbial collections
MicroEmiRo valorizes the technological potential and biodiversity of microbial resources located in four laboratories (CIRI Agroalimentare as coordinator, SITEIA.PARMA, BIOGEST-SITEIA, BioDNA) belonging to the High Technology Network of the Emilia-Romagna Region. The partnership also includes five companies (EuroCompany, Clai, Macè, Caseificio Mambelli, Chr Hansen) specialized in different food productions.
MicroEmiRo's principal purpose is the optimization of technological performances, also at industrial level, of selected cultures (mainly lactic acid bacteria) to increase the innovation and competitiveness of the agri-food industry. The project is divided in four specific goals, each one of them corresponding to a product.
- development of new nut-based fermented products for vegan consumers endowed with good sensorial properties;
- production of short ripened cheese with low salt, lactose content and calorie intake using starter cultures characterized by specific abilities (aroma profile, exopolysaccharides and bacteriocin production);
- optimization of autochthonous starter cultures to increase sensorial features, safety and recognizability of traditional fermented sausages;
- use of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria to increase shelf-life and safety of fresh products.
The collaboration between CIRI Agroalimentare and Eurocompany led to the release of a fermented product for vegan consumers on the market in 2017. Workning under an industry-driven European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project, the MicroEmiRo know-how has been translated into an innovative product. Find out more on Eurocompany's website.
How it is made
Equal amounts of cashews and almonds are weighed out and soaked in a special container with water and lactic bacteria for around ten hours. After the soaking stage, carefully measured amounts of water and salt are added and the product is ground up. The mixture is then left to ferment in a temperature-controlled environment until the pH reaches the right level. Then it is pressed into a mould and dried for 24 hours. Once the drying phase is complete, the product is placed in a seasoning chamber for around five days, until the desired degree of dryness is reached.
Communication material
Review food safety process and guidance for manufacture of fermented cashew nut cheese - BC Centre for Disease Control
Fermented Nut-Based Vegan Food: Characterization of a Home made Product and Scale-Up to an Industrial Pilot-Scale Production - Journal of Food Science, 2018
Biofilm Formation on Stainless Steel by Streptococcus thermophilus UC8547 in Milk Environments Is Mediated by the Proteinase PrtS - Applied and Environmental Biotechnology, 2017
Fermented cheese-like vegan product: scale up from a domestic preparation to an industrial production - The Food Factor I conference, 2016
Get in touch
We look forward to answering your requests for information and collaboration ideas. Please, send your contact request to email@example.com
Collaborations of interest include:
- valorization of microbial collections to develop fermented products for the food industry;
- optimization of autochthonous starter cultures for the food industry;
- use of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria to increase shelf-life and safety of fresh products;
- participation in Europe-funded call for proposals (Horizon 2020, ERA-NET, JPI, tenders).


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Powell-UnifiedFrameworkStochasticOptimization_Jan302018b An invited review article to appear in European J. Operational Research. This is my latest attempt to pull this field together. For a related presentation in PowerPoint format given at StochMod at University of Lancaster, June, 2018, click here for Powell Optimization under Uncertainty Lancaster StochMod June 2018 (Powerpoint) or Powell Optimization under Uncertainty Lancaster StochMod June 2018 (pdf). Click here for a list of past and pending talks, and if you are interested in me giving a talk at your school or company.
We have a very good handle on modeling deterministic optimization problems, but the universe of problems that involve sequencing decisions and information have resisted being expressed in the kind of common canonical framework that has become universal in mathematical programming.
Stochastic optimization problems are so diverse (and so hard) that the field has become fragmented into a Balkanized set of communities with competing algorithmic strategies and modeling styles. It is easy to spend a significant part of a career mastering the subtleties of each perspective on stochastic optimization, without recognizing the common themes.
Our approach can be summarized as "model first, then solve." We argue for a common canonical form that cuts across all these communities. We have found that the different perspectives can often be viewed as different policies, suited to different classes of applications. Click below for:
Key points – A thumbnail sketch of the major ideas
Canonical model – Here we contrast the modeling of deterministic and stochastic problems (over multiple time periods), illustrating the style of optimizing over policies, followed by a summary of the four classes of policies, and an illustration that each may work best depending on the data.
Tutorial articles for different communities:
All communities – A unified framework for optimization under uncertainty, showing how to bring together all the communities in the jungle of stochastic optimization.
Operations Research – Optimal Newsletter article and the original "Clearing the Jungle" tutorial presented at 2014 Informs meeting.
IEEE/controls community – Two part tutorial in the IEEE style. Part I describes how to model stochastic optimization problems, including comparisons to different canonical modeling frameworks. Part II includes a nice battery storage example.
AI/reinforcement learning community – Easy to read article that appeared in AI Magazine, Fall, 2014.
Newslettter articles -These are brief summaries of the key ideas:
SIAM News – Appeared November, 2015
Optima Newsletter, January, 2015 – Includes a commentary by Andrzej Ruszczynski
- State variables – We claim that all properly modeled dynamic systems are Markovian, and provide a teachable, implementable definition that students can use to guide their efforts to model these systems. (If you have a counterexample, email it to me at email@example.com, but check the definition in the "Clearing the Jungle" article first – see section 3.)
- A dynamic program is a sequential decision problem (it is not a method). Bellman's equations are a) conditions for an optimal policy and b) a path to designing good policies.
- We introduce the distinction between the base model, which is our model of the problem we are trying to solve, and a lookahead model, widely used as one class of policy (especially in stochastic programming). The base model is often referred to as a "simulator" without recognizing that this is the problem we are trying to solve. The base model is comparable to the objective function in a deterministic optimization model.
- When solving a deterministic optimization problem, we want to find the best decision (often a real-valued vector). When solving a stochastic optimization problem, we typically want to find the best function (known as a policy). Notable exception is asymptotic stochastic search problems (min_x E F(x,W)), but practical stochastic search problems are solved in finite time (which requires searching over policies).
- There are two core strategies for finding policies: policy search, and policies based on approximations of a lookahead model. Each of these can be further divided into two strategies, producing four fundamental classes of policies that have been used to solve a wide range of dynamic programs (only one of which uses value functions). Fields such as dynamic programming and stochastic programming are often associated with a particular class of policy.
- A multistage stochastic program (using scenario trees) is a lookahead model for designing a policy (called a lookahead policy) for solving dynamic programs. An optimal solution of a lookahead model is generally not an optimal policy (even if it is hard to solve).
- "Robust optimization" (for sequential problems) is a lookahead policy (using a min-max objective) to solve a dynamic program where the objective may be formulated using an expectation (which is what is implied if you simulate the policy and average the results), or the worst case (which is consistent with the robust concept) or any other risk measure.
If you do not have time to read tutorial articles or the tutorial presentation, the two slides below provide a thumbnail sketch of the central idea behind our modeling and algorithmic strategy. It is most important to understand what problem we are solving (our model), and what we are looking for.
The first slide below contrasts the standard canonical form for a multiperiod, deterministic linear program (on the left), and the approach we are advocating to be the canonical form for a sequential, stochastic optimization problem:
The key idea is that when working on sequential stochastic problems, you are searching for the best function (known as a policy), rather than the more familiar problem of finding the best real-valued scalar or vector.
This raises the obvious question – how do you search over a space of functions???
We have taken a practical path for solving this question. We have identified four fundamental (meta) classes of policies, called PFAs, CFAs, VFAs and DLAs (direct lookaheads). These are summarized on the following slide:
We let "pi" be the variable that captures both the type of function, and any parameters that determine the behavior of the function. A tunable parameter could be a regression parameter, or variables that determine the planning horizon, number of stages and number of scenarios.
In the equations above, we use tildes on variables that describe the lookahead model to avoid confusing them with the base model. This is only an issue when we are using lookahead policies.
Note that these four classes of policies span all the standard modeling and algorithmic paradigms, including dynamic programming (including approximate/adaptive dynamic programming and reinforcement learning), stochastic programming, and optimal control (including model predictive control).
It is important to recognize that even for the same problem, each of the four classes of policies may work best, depending on the data. We demonstrate this in the context of a simple energy storage problem (click here for a paper describing this work). We created five problems, which we solved using each of the four classes of policies, plus a hybrid. In the graph below, we report the performance of each policy as a fraction of the posterior optimal (the best you could do with perfect information). Each policy works best on one of the five problems.
We prefer the approach universally used in deterministic optimization where we formulate the problem first, and then we design methods to find a solution (in the form of a policy). But this requires accepting that in sequential problems, we are not looking for decisions (as we do in deterministic models), but rather functions (or policies). Classical strategies in stochastic optimization (which are described using familiar labels such as dynamic programming, stochastic programming, robust optimization and optimal control) actually represent particular classes of policies. So, to solve a problem using one of these approaches means you are actually choosing the class of policy before you have even started modeling the problem.
The articles below were written as tutorials to summarize the modeling strategy. In an effort to build bridges, each is written with an eye to a different community.
A Unified Framework for Stochastic Optimization, Updated July 22, 2017, An invited review article under review at European J. Operational Research. This is my latest attempt to pull this field together.
A Unified Framework for Optimization under Uncertainty, November, 2016, (c) Informs. The presentation that accompanied this tutorial at the Informs annual meeting (Nov 13 2016) is now available. (Click here for PowerPoint version) (Click here for pdf – animations are missing).
- Bridges stochastic search, dynamic programming, stochastic programming, stochastic control, optimal stopping, as well as ranking and selection and the expanding multiarmed bandit community.
- Describes how online (cumulative reward) and offline (terminal reward) problems can be modeled in the same way.
- Establishes links between classical problems in statistics and stochastic optimization, helping to bridge these fields.
- Describes two fundamental strategies for designing good (possibly optimal) policies, each of which further divides into two substrategies, producing the four classes of policies that covers all the different approaches we have seen for solving sequential decision problems.
A good companion article is the "Clearing the Jungle" tutorial below.
For the operations research community:
Clearing the Jungle of Stochastic Optimization, Informs Tutorials in Operations Research: Bridging Data and Decisions, pp. 109-137, November, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/educ.2014.0128 (c) Informs – See the discussions on state variables, the four classes of policies, and the discussion in section 5 on lookahead policies (esp. for people from stochastic programming).
A powerpoint presentation on this topic can be downloaded here.
Bridging the Fields of Stochastic Optimization, Optima Newsletter, with a commentary by Andrjez Ruszczynski. – Optimal newsletter article (January, 2015)
For the IEEE/controls community:
The following is a two-part series written for an IEEE audience (the IEEE transactions series enforces a strict 8-page limit on papers):
W.B. Powell, S. Meisel, Tutorial on Stochastic Optimization in Energy I: Models and Policies, IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 1459-1467, 2016. Summarizes the modeling framework and four classes of policies, contrasting the notational systems and canonical frameworks of different communities.
W.B. Powell, S. Meisel, Tutorial on Stochastic Optimization in Energy II: An energy storage illustration, IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 1468-1475, 2016 Illustrates the process of modeling a stochastic, dynamic system using an energy storage application, and shows that each of the four classes of policies works best on a particular variant of the problem. A fifth problem shows that in some cases a hybrid policy is needed.
For the AI/computer science community:
Energy and Uncertainty: Models and Algorithms for Complex Energy Systems, AI Magazine, Fall issue, appeared Sept, 2014. A shorter, easier-to-read article covering many of the same points and written for a computer science audience, using an energy theme.
The goal of these papers is to initiate a discussion within our communities so that we can develop a common set of principles for modeling these problems and designing policies. Please feel free to email me with your thoughts to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Sometimes, I feel like I am a divided person! I spend half my week working as a barista, pouring espresso shots and communicating through a headset with customers and co-workers alike. The other half I spend in a university theatre stage managing for a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. My free time is split between meeting with friends and meeting new people - and in the midst of it all, I somehow have time to write.
A huge milestone for my writing this past month was finishing the first draft of my novel. It was a challenging and exciting experience. When I had written the finishing sentence, I sat back and thought, so that's what it feels like. The revising process has been surprisingly pleasant - I find it a lot easier to pick out bad writing from good ideas when it's in front of me. Reading Hemingway has been a good motivator for digging deeper for good prose and not settling for anything that is not full of truth.
I hope to have a completed version of my novel ready to send to a publisher by the end of the summer, exactly a year after I began this adventure. And then, who knows what pieces will be worked into my life after that!


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All the people, teams and companies who have worked for id Software or in id related projects but who have not been employed by or integrated into the actual id Software team.
"TeamTNT is a group of mappers that created the TNT: Evilution episode of Final Doom, as well as...TeamTNT
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19th Maidenhead Scout Group AGM Invitation
– Agenda and Reports have been emailed to all parents.
We are holding our Group Annual Review and AGM on Sunday 25th June 2017 from 2pm
Parents/carers and families are invited to attend for a short meeting (during which the children will be occupied with games.)
Attachments, and venue details have been emailed to parents already.
Should you need these please get in touch.
We have taken the green decision not to print documents this year and they have been sent via email.
Your Group Executive looks forward to seeing you there
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WWII Veteran Climbs to Safety after North Carolina Rollover Accident
Posted on Nov 24, 2011
An elderly man climbed a 100-foot slope to safety after a dramatic North Carolina rollover accident that left two of his passengers trapped in the vehicle and in need of medical attention.
According to Greenville Online, 85-year-old Frank Hall was headed home on U.S. 178 on Saturday afternoon along with his wife, Margie Lou and a family friend, Jancie Kinard. Their car suddenly skidded and rolled off of the mountain road, flipping four times before coming to a rest at the bottom of a steep incline. Hall, a World War II veteran, managed to squeeze through a broken window and pull himself up the hill with the help of a sharp stick and a lot of determination. Hours later, a car finally stopped to help him.
Officials had to cut the two senior women out of the crashed car but, surprisingly, all three accident victims only required treatment for minor injuries. The North Carolina Highway Patrol officer at first didn't believe that Hall could have possibly climbed up the slope after the crash.
The North Carolina car accident is still under investigation, though Hall noted that the road was curvy and that weather conditions were windy in the minutes before the crash.
We at Brent Adams & Associates are glad to hear that all three accident victims are in good health following the accident.
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Microblading and SPMU in Andover!
Microblading, Also known as eyebrow embroidery is a form of permanent make up that enables you to partially or fully camouflage missing eyebrow hair. Microblading is performed by manually depositing pigment superficially in the upper region of the dermis with the use of a hand tool, it does not involve a machine. The needles involved are ultra fine so create neat, crisp hairstrokes that look very natural. This will enable you to love your brows again and be the envy of all your friends! If you are used to colouring your brows in and like them quite dark, you can opt for a combination, or powder brow for a more dramatic look!
Beauty blogger Natasha Lee had this treatment done, with the lady who trained me, click here to see what she had to say!
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I also offer Semi-permanent lips, and eyeliner – Wake up with a full face on!
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Watch This New Inherent Vice Trailer If You Live in London, or Anywhere, Really
It's a U.K. trailer, innit?
If you live in London, this new Inherent Vice trailer will tell you how you can get to a special preview screening of the film. (It's in Leicester Square, innit?) If you don't, it's just 30 seconds of almost entirely new footage from the film, with our first good look at Martin Short's lecherous dentist, Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd. The whole thing was cut together by Paul Thomas Anderson himself. Groovy.


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Starting grid assignment
In order to launch Rad am Ring well, we have to send the individual disciplines on track according to a schedule. On your way to the starting blocks you will be divided into 3 driveways: 1 = Public races, 2 = 24h-Roadbike race, 3 = MTB. The zone designation is located on the helmet number/saddle number. Please follow the instructions of the marshalls. You can find the exact starting set-up and the starting block division in the following table.
Starting grid assignment- public race
The first starting blocks (A and C – see above) will be set up according to the regulations of the German Cycling Cup. In addition, the first 50 riders of the respective race (75 or 150 km) in the previous year are qualified. We hope you understand that we cannot make any further special arrangements with respect to the starting block set-up.
Entry into the starting blocks
The entry into the starting blocks is via the posts next to the Mundorf petrol station (TUV-Tower). From there you reach the track before the final bend. Ride through it and then take your place in the marked block. There will not be a direct entry via the pit lane.
Time measurement
The net time will be taken in all starting blocks. In the 75 and 150 km races, the first 50 men/15 women will be judged according to their finishing positions, the participants thereafter will be judged according to the net riding time according to the transponder.


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In order to completely understand the relativity of the two compounds, we have to tackle on a little bit about chemistry. The difference between the two chemicals is the oxygen they possess. Nitrates are composed of 3 oxygen atoms with a chemical formula of NO3-, while Nitrites have 2 oxygen atoms that make a chemical formula of NO2-.
Though relatively passive, nitrates turn into nitrites with the help of bacteria and enzymes found in the mouth and body. In addition, the body produces large amount of nitrates and secretes them in the saliva and into the digestive tract. Nitrates function as an antimicrobial in the digestive system which helps kill bacteria found in the body like salmonella, then back to the saliva. This process is called Entero-Salivary Circulation.
Nitrites are converted and turned into Nitric Oxide which is a good chemical. Furthermore, it can also turn into Nitrosamide which is a bad chemical. Nitrosamide causes certain diseases like cancer when consumed more than the body can take. Nitric oxide helps the body by transmitting arterial cells that relaxes the system.
Nitric oxide controls the cardiac rhythm and helps in lowering down blood pressure. This is done when it dilates the blood vessels which then, relaxes muscle cells. Nitroglycerin, a beta blocker and a derivative of nitric oxide, is just one of the drugs that is responsible in controlling heart rate.
Where are Nitrates found and What are Their Uses?
Naturally, nitrates are found in foods such as vegetables. Most especially, in beetroot which is use to make beetroot juice that helps increase performance. Also, Nitrates are found in meat. It gives the meat a pinkish or reddish color.
Nitrates turn into nitrites due to the help of bacteria which are then converted to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide reacts with the oxygen-binding protein found in meat. Without nitrites, the meat would turn brown very quickly.
Commonly, nitrates taste salty and gives color to the meat. Nitrates that are naturally found in beetroot also help increase performance during exercise. In addition, it is a natural enhancer that is mostly consumed by sports enthusiast. Nitrates function as a preservative that helps in preventing the growth of harmful bacteria in food.
Mostly used in processed foods like sausages, bacons, hotdogs and hams. The nitrates are added to meat that gives a salty taste and eliminates bacterial growth that causes foul odor thus preserving the meat from decomposition.
Nitrates VS Nitrites
These two, nitrates and nitrites, are relatively related with one another. They do not go far from one another. The other is just the conversion of the other with the help of certain salivary glands and bacteria. Studies shows that both are just as equally hazardous to the health.
Researchers conducted a test to check the level of nitrates in vegetables and meat. The test found out that nitrates are abundant in vegetables than in processed meat. On the brighter side, there is a way that nitrosamides can be inhibited. That is by using antioxidants such as Vitamin C and Vitamin E during curing or the preservation process.
Nitrates, when exposed to high heat create nitrosamide and are one of the causes of diseases. Since the processed foods that we love to eat are rich with nitrates, they basically are toxic and unhealthy.
Furthermore, nitrates are used in fertilizers for agriculture. Nitrates were converted to ammonium, sodium, potassium and calcium salts that are commonly used in fertilizers. Excessive fertilization can also lead to eutrophication.
As defined, eutrophication is the process of enrichment of the ecosystem with chemical nutrients such as fertilizers. Eutrophication can create algae that will cover the water sources and can lead to scarcity that can also be the cause of changes in the ecosystem.
Much as it helps us in food preservation that provides us these delightful and tasty products and used as fertilizer in growing plants, the fact of the matter is, it's still dangerous to our health. As what studies have shown, this disease-causing chemical is one of the potent carcinogens. Not only can this carcinogen be found in food but it is also present in water too.
Dangers to the Health
Nitrates are one of the common causes of diseases in infants not older than 6 months. Nitrates causes blood disorder where in an abnormal hemoglobin, called methemoglobin, is produced. Methemoglobin can carry oxygen throughout the body; however, methemoglobin is not able to effectively release oxygen to body tissues.
This disorder is medically called as Methemoglobinemia, or commonly called as "Baby Blue Syndrome". The occurrence of methemoglobin is due to iron oxidation in hemoglobin. Iron is unable to be converted from ferrous iron to ferric iron that aids in releasing oxygen. Due to the problem of releasing oxygen in body tissues, lack of oxygen occurs in the body organs. Methemoglobinemia can be treated with the help of Methylene Blue.
How to Protect your Family from this Toxic Chemical?
There are ways to prevent nitrate toxicosis. Such ways are minimizing consumption of processed food that is rich in nitrates, eating organic food that uses organic fertilizers, eating a diet that is high in antioxidants such as Vitamin C and Vitamin E that inhibits nitrates and most importantly, making sure that drinking water is free from chemicals and other substances that are present in water.
As a member of the family, we make sure that we only want what's best for our family to keep them healthy and free from diseases. Since those who are gravely affected are infants not older than 6 months, due to a weak resistance, we are not aware that the water we provide them is contaminated with nitrates.
Water and formulated milk is the only source that can keep them hydrated aside from breast milk. One way to keep the assurance is to make sure that drinking water is filtered and purified. Some purifiers usually use chemicals as reagents to filter water, but scientists have found a way that can purify water without the use of toxic chemicals.
Water purification methods for nitrate contamination are distillation, reverse osmosis, ion-exchange, and blending. Nitrates are not removed from water by boiling, adding softening agents, or by activated charcoal water purification filters.
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Argentine Tango is a beautiful journey of creation and expression and like many a journey, it starts with a walk, a walk that we take with a dance partner…
Maral & Mariano's Absolute Beginner Argentine Tango Classes & Courses at Tango Garden are uniquely designed to make sure you cover all the important elements to get you started on this tango journey of discovery.
You can drop-in or we recommend you start a course alone or with a partner.
This summer we have a SPECIAL 3 WEEK FUN SUMMER COURSE on 11th, 18th & 25th August.
Maral & Mariano's Absolute Beginner Argentine Tango Classes & Courses at Tango Garden are uniquely designed to make sure you cover all the important elements to get you started on this tango journey of discovery.
You can drop-in or we recommend you start a course alone or with a partner.
This summer we have a SPECIAL 3 WEEK FUN SUMMER COURSE on 11th, 18th & 25th August.
Course Format
There are two Absolute Beginner Tango Courses
Both are 4 weeks long and are for absolute beginners with little or no tango experience.
You can start on "Course A" or "Course B" first, It makes no difference, and each absolute beginner must cover both courses with Maral & Mariano Tango School, before progressing onto Improver level lessons.
The courses introduce the Tango beginner to connection, tango technique and structures, musical styles, musicality, steps and vocabulary groups, tango etiquette, and the all important improvisation skills unique to Argentine Tango.
A partner is not required (occasionally we have couple's offers).
Note: Beginners and Improver lessons are run simultaneously in the same large hall. Each lesson starts with both groups together for exercises, before splitting into two for level specific work.
Absolute Beginners Teacher: Emma Reyes (see biography below)
Improvers Teachers: Maral & Mariano
Course Start Dates:
M&M's Tango Garden* in Bloomsbury
Band Hall at Coram's Fields
93 Guilford Street, WC1N 1DN
Saturdays 2pm
(Always see news section of the homepage to check for possible dates closed)
Closed on 15/09/18 & 10/11/18
Make it a day out...
Why not enjoy this tango experience as part of a lovely day out, for example:
2-3pm Take Tango Garden Lesson.
3-4pm Stay to watch the intermediate lesson or go for late lunch or shopping at The Brunswick Centre a few minutes down the road.
4-5pm Enjoy tea, cakes, watching, listening, socialising and dancing in Tango Garden.
5-6pm Practice what you've learnt in the Pure Practice Room.
All this for only £12/person (not including your activities outside of Tango Garden)
See FAQs for information on: lesson structure, dress, what to expect from a lesson etc.
* See TANGO GARDEN for more info on dates closed and on the two room dancing following the classes (Large informal milonga 4-7pm + pure practice room 5pm).
** Tango Garden milonga/practica is not included, it's 1h lesson only.
*** Tango Garden 3h milonga/practica is included, as well as access to the Pure Practice Room at 5pm
Terms & Conditions:
- The offers are valid for follower/leader pair only.
- The offers are open to absolute beginners.
£10 drop-in (1 x 1h lesson)**
£12 drop-in (1 x 1h lesson) + 3h milonga***
3 week summer course
£36 single person including 3h Milonga.
£55 couple including 3h Milonga
Single person 4wk course offer
£36 Course (4 x 1h lessons)**
£40 Course (4 x 1h lessons) + 3h milonga***
Couple 2 for 1 4wk course offer
£48 Course for 2 (4 x 1h lessons) + 3h milonga***
Please note you will pay the single person price unless you specifically ask for the special "Couple's 2 for 1 offer".
Emma Lucia Reyes
Classically trained in Ballet RAD and Performance Art form a young age, Her love for dance has lead her all over the world and through many styles including Contemporary, Egyptian Dance, Salsa and Flamenco.This has created a melting pot from which emerged a unique, visceral and emotive style of Tango which she has performed passionately in London and Europe. She particular enjoys teaching which she has been doing in London and around the U.K for 4 years. She endeavours to get the best out of her students, see them progress and fall head over heels in love with Tango!…
Maeve McGreevy
Starting out with Irish Dance as a child, Maeve's curiosity about the body's potential for movement and feeling led her to train in and graduate from London Contemporary Dance School with a First Class BA (Hons) in 2016.
Tango and contemporary dance came into Maeve's practice simultaneously and she is always striving to transfer and apply knowledge from one discipline to the other. She wants to improve her understanding of the body so that she can be free to move, to dance and to help others do the same.
Professionally, Maeve has been commissioned by arts festivals and galleries to choreograph and perform several works both at home in Ireland and here in London over the past few years, most notably Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre (The MAC) and London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Outside of dance she has been involved in theatre works, short films and is also studying for a BA (hons) in English Literature through the Open University.
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An annual is a plant that grows, flowers, produces seeds and dies in a single growing season. Garden annuals are of two types, those that are genetically programmed to grow for only one season and those that are perennials but survive for only one season for other reasons. Typically, our garden annuals provide long seasons of color before they die.
In the Coastal Southeast, we categorize them as warm season or cold season annuals. Some well-known annuals from northern gardens cannot survive the heat of our summers. Instead, they flower here during the cooler months. Some of these cool-season annuals are frost and freeze tolerant but some need protection from the coldest nights. Warm-season annuals grow and flower through the summer months and are not cold tolerant.
In addition to true annuals, some of our garden annuals are perennials in other parts of the country or where they grow in the wild. They are grown as annuals in our region because they provide a long season of color, whether by flowers or foliage. Many tropical plants are suitable for use as summer annuals. Pre-chilled bulbs may be used as annuals for late winter and spring flowering in the Coastal Southeast.
Winter/spring annuals
Anemone coronarius - windflower
Antirrhinum - snapdragon
Argyranthemum - marguerite daisy
Bellis - English daisy
Brassica - ornamental kale and cabbage
Calendula - pot marigold
Centaurea - cornflower
Consolida (syn. Delphinium) - larkspur
Delphinium - delphinium
Dianthus - garden pink
Diascia - twinflower
Digitalis - foxglove
Jacobaea maritima - dusty miller
Lobelia erinus - annual lobelia
Lobularia - sweet allysum
Lupinus - hybrid lupines
Matthiola - stock
Nemesia - nemesia
Nemophila - fivespot
Osteospermum - Cape daisy (not reliably frost hardy)
Petunia - petunia
Papaver - annual poppies
Phlox - annual phlox
Tropaeolum - nasturtium
Verbena - vervain
Viola - viola and pansy
Summer annuals (some of these may be perennials in the warmest parts of the Coastal Southeast)
Abelmoschus manihot - sunset hibiscus
Acalypha hispida - chenile plant
Acalypha amentacea - copper leaf
Ageratum houstonianum - mist flower, ageratum
Allamanda - allamanda
Alternanthera dentata - Joseph's coat
Angelonia hybrids - angelonia
Begonia hybrids - begonia
Caladium - caladium
Capsicum - ornamental pepper
Carica - papaya
Catharanthus - annual vinca
Celosia - cockscomb
Ceratotheca - African foxglove
Codieum - croton
Codyline - ti plant
Cosmos - cosmos
Crossandra infundibuliformus - crossandra
Euphorbia cotinifolia - Caribbean copperleaf
Gomphrena - globe amaranth and relatives
Helianthus annuus - sunflower
Hibiscus sabdariffa and Hibiscus acetocella - roselle and false roselle
Ixora - ixora
Leea guineensis - leea
Mandevilla - mandevilla
Mecardonia - mecardonia
Melampodium - melampodium
Mussaenda - mussaenda
Nigella - love-in-a-mist
Pelargonium - geranium
Pentas (where cold tender)
Perilla - perilla
Plectocephalum - American basket flower
Plumbago - plumbago
Scaevola - fan flower
Solenostemon - garden coleus
Stachytarpheta - porterweed (depending on the species and the zone)
Tagetes - marigold
Thunbergia - Bengal vine and relatives
Torenia - wishbone flower
Turnera - Jamaican buttercup
Viscaria - German catchfly
Zinnia - zinnia


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Sports Hall
This hall is suitable for 5 a side football, martial arts, fitness classes. It can be used for basketball and volleyball however the roof girders do restrict these activities. This hall has a heating / cooling system and there is access to changing rooms and showers.
Gym Hall
Suitable for dance groups, martial arts, drama groups, celebration events etc. This hall has wooden floors, wall mounted mirrors, a small stage and sound and lighting system. For a seated event the room can accommodate 150 people.
DYCE Youth Café
The café area is a bright youth orientated space with a full sound and lighting system, pool table, 2 overhead projectors and screens, PS4's, small kitchen area, its own set of toilets. It is suitable for drama groups, parties, music rehearsals and events. Depending on type of use the room can accommodate up to 100 people.
Art Room
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as an army of a hundred. You are very lucky. Chandramukhi, are you really happy? I am very happy as first love of Chai is winning. Congrats. Thank you so much. Light the lamps Say Priest sir Sir, I am doing the worship on your name in the temple. It goes good if that is done overhands of your grandson. Good, I will send him. Instead of making me commit this sin capturing my family, kill me. No idea if there is no other way,but killing a priest is great sin. ChaiGrandpa It is a tradition to worship God before the competitions. The priest has asked to send you Grandpa It is you participating in the competition and worship should be done by you You go Ok, you all come for the competitions Grandpa, can I too come along to the temple Please come dear Vehicle has started sir Okay. As per the traditions of Rayagiri village, the person winning in the stick fight happening every teny ears will have the complete power over the village for years. Sri Pichaiah Naidu is personally entering the competition even this time. Rahul Vadayar is entering the competition on behalf the opponent Sri Gundappa Gouda Come on sir, you should fight with the stick and I should rule this village Hey priest, due to your phone call grandson of that Naidu by now would have been dead. Hello sir..Hello Sir. Where is grandpa He is still not come sir We are inviting Rahul Vadayar,contestant of Gundappa Gouda Sir.. We are now inviting Sri Pichaiah Naidu to enter the arena Why he is not coming yet. If Sri Naidu does not arrive in the time limit, victory becomes unanimous. I am ready for the competition on behalf of my grandpa Oh no! No son, he is a demon Chai please, listen to me. I am ready for anything to make my grandpa win Hey, he is come from foreign and looks like drinking milk. This man came from the neighboring village and drinks raw blood. I thought to finish you going to the temple. You escaped. You will now die in my hands. That means my Grandfather gone to temple. He would have definitely died in the accident. Chai! Game should always be played with discipline and not with anger.
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Denver weather forecast today, Jan. 26: High of 31, sunny
Good morning! We're expecting a mostly sunny day in Denver with a high of 32 in Denver.
Temperatures are expected to increase into the 50s by Sunday, and potentially 59 on Monday.
In the mountains, there's a slight chance of snow in the mountains through Friday, and then it warms up. Boo.


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I hope everybody is enjoying this blog so far, even though it just got off the ground. 🙂 I wanted to tell you all about a study that I have briefly referenced in a previous post.
At the Retina Foundation, 3 days after I turned 18 years old, I was implanted with a CNTF capsule in one of my eyes. It was a double-blind study so only the Doctor, Dr. Spencer, and Kirsten, the technician/clinical study coordinator were supposed to know which eye it was in. This didn't ultimately end up being the case due to a funny story that I'll tell you in a short bit, but for the most part it was kept quite secret.
Now, this may gross you out a bit. A man who was driving a motorcycle was an organ donor and passed away within the past few years surrounding my 18th birthday and the start of the study. He was found to have extra cells of this particular variety that could potentially help individuals with Retinitis Pigmentosa stabilize their vision so that it doesn't progress. I decided that I definitely wanted to try it even though I had only been going to the Retina Foundation a few months. I have several other unrelated medical issues, so hospitals and surgeries were not very scary to me, although I still do like to avoid them when possible. 🙂
This is a picture of my eye, taken with special retinal photography, with the capsule in it. It will either look really cool to you or weird/gross you out completely. I've heard both quite often when showing this picture.
I can't seem to find a picture of myself right after implantation surgery but I found a picture of myself after explanation which I will further explain in a minute.
Okay, so now let me explain more.
What is it?:
As mentioned above, it's an implant that has cells from a fellow who passed away several years ago. This capsule inside of my eye releases the cells in intervals. The goal was to slow or halt the progression of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Currently, there is no cure for it however.
I had to be 18, as mentioned above, to get the implant. They wanted to already have everybody implanted by this time, however they fought to get me an extension. Three days after my 18th birthday, I was implanted with it into one of my eyes. I didn't have a definite confirmation which eye it was in until two years later. The surgery really wasn't bad, as Kirsten was there to help and talk me through the whole thing. I was also passed out for all the actual surgery. When I woke up, both eyes were completely covered. I would not be able to see for 24 hours. I also had a stitch in both eyes. This was to ensure that I truly didn't know which eye it was in. The protection was to make sure that my eyes had the chance to start healing. The picture above is just of one eye, after explanation, however I had both eyes covered after implantation. I went home and just really relaxed for 24 hours. My boyfriend came over to hang out with me, help me check my email, read texts, etc and so forth. It wasn't that bad, but by the end of the 24 hours I was really ready to see again. It was painful seeing again however because I had stitches in both eyes, they were really dry and itchy yet I couldn't scratch them, and very sensitive to light. It was a little rough, and I remember it like it was yesterday. I went in to the doctor, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and then at various timed intervals after that to check up on how I was doing, as well as take research results. The labs that they had to run drove me nuts and after 2 years of them, I really began to hate them. I think I'll dedicate a whole post to those darn things. 🙂
2.5 years after I was implanted, the implant was removed. At the beginning of the study, they told us that it was mandatory the implant was removed after the two years, even if they discovered it was beneficial. However, when it came time for me to take the implant out, they were giving the clients an option. I chose to take it out, because I didn't visibly see much difference and with it in I would be disqualified for all future studies pretty much until I got it out. The study was also completely free to me, including surgeries, so if I were to get it out later I would have to pay for the surgery myself. (Or my family would, rather). I got it out, and this time after the surgery I only had to get one eye patched. I was happy to know that it was indeed in my left eye after questioning it, and sort of knowing although I wasn't supposed to, for 2 years. I did the same with this, I visited the doctor 1 day, 1 week, 1 month up until 6 months after. I also chose to enroll in an exit study so that they could monitor how one does after the implant is removed. Really, I'm just about ready to try anything because even though I know it is likely coming and it will always be at the back of my mind, I really don't want to become blind later. The implant was removed after 2.5 years instead of 2 years because I was away at college and I really couldn't take the time off. They filed for another extension and it was granted. I got it out during my Spring Break. (Lovely vacations/celebrations huh?)
Pain Level:
The implantation and a complication a few days after were the most painful parts. After 24 hours, my eyes were itchy, painful, red, and light-sensitive. I also had to put these drops in them every 3 hours and I hate hate hate drops. This was an unpleasant experience because I made my Mom do it but I never can manage to hold open my eyes long enough for the medicine to get in there. By the end of the drops, my face is practically soaked. A few days after the surgery, my eyes were really bugging me. They were hurting and I really couldn't figure out what was going on. We scheduled an emergency appointment at Texas Retina and they discovered that part of the stitch had come loose. They numbed (with drops) and then I see this big giant tool thing coming towards my eye. It was just a little bit intimidating. I had to continue to put drops in my eye, but after that I wanted to…. for like a day. 🙂 That sentiment didn't last long.
We of course had to be 18 years of age, agree to use contraception if sexually active, agree to all the other terms and conditions and make the clinical coordinators immediately aware of any change in medical condition. The reason we were required to use contraception is that they didn't know if it would have any affect on the fetus and they didn't want to risk it.
Funny Story:
So at the beginning, I really truly did not know which eye the implant was in. However, as it healed my left eye really hurt more than my right. I started to think that was a clue, oooh lala. Then one day I was having an appointment and a "Fellow" came in to evaluate my eyes and take a look before the doctor came in. He walked in and said, "So we're taking a look at the implant in your left eye, correct?" I didn't want to make him feel bad so I confirmed it. I am not sure if he ever was made aware that he slipped that. I tried however to do all the tests accurately despite me knowing which eye it was in. There was always the chance that it really wasn't in that eye.
Measuring Progress/Success?:
Along the way, the tested our vision with several devices. My most favorite was the electro test, or the contrast test. During the electro test, we had a contact hooked up to a sensor that went into our eye like a normal contact. Except protruding from this contact were little wood sticks that kept one's eye open. I also had a wired patch on my forehead. Really bright fast lights were flashed in my eyes and they measured what my eye and brain saw and didn't see. It was very interesting. During the contrast test, we are giving about 20+ different circles and each of them vary slightly in color. We had to rearrange these circles so that they were in order according to their color. It was a challenge for a few of them but apparently I did better than most. This was exciting, however I never really feared about losing my ability to differentiate various contrasts. My least favorite tool was the Visual Field test. I will show and tell you more in another blog but basically you had to sit up straight with your forehead against this bar and you were surrounded by this half circle. You had to stare right ahead at the center and press a button when you saw a light flash in your periphery. Each test was 20 minutes long and they had to run two on each eye. It was a long frustrating day of testing and now I hate to take those tests. Ultimately, it was determined that my RP and eye condition didn't deteriorate or improve while the implant was in my eye. We don't think it's related, however it very well could be.
So that's a lot of information to soak in but I just wanted to give you a little background on it. Please let me know if you want to ask anything. I promise it really won't offend me.


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Five straight: Warriors improve to 5-1
The Warwick boys had two streaks on the line last Friday night.
One they wanted.
The other they didn't.
Extending through all of last year, the Warriors had dropped 11 straight Section One games.
But it didn't take them long to snap it this season.
Hosting Penn Manor in its L-L opener last Friday, Warwick got a balanced scoring effort — led by senior guard Alex Lalovic's team-high 20 points — and pulled out a 56-47 win in Lititz.
In the process, they won their third game in a row.
Tyler Trimarchi and Ethan Price added 17 and 11 points, respectively, as the Warriors earned their first Section One victory since Jan. 30, 2015, when they beat Cedar Crest 60-57.
It's huge," Warwick coach Chris Christensen said. "It's huge for us because last year we didn't win a section One game … To get off to that start, these guys are just building confidence. So we've just got to stay grounded and stick to our principles and keep doing what we're supposed to be doing. Any win against anybody, we'll take it. Good for them, (Penn Manor) is a good team."
That confidence continued to build Monday night, as the Warriors won their fifth straight and improved to 2-0 L-L (5-1 overall) with a 61-56 Section One victory over Cedar Crest in Lititz.
Lalovic drained a game-high 18 points, helping the Warriors overcome a 17-8 first-quarter deficit. Fueld by a 15-4 run in the second quarter, Warwick grabbed the lead at the break, then held on in the second half. Trimarchi helped out with 15 points and Nate Martin added 13 in the win.
Last Friday, a tough Comet lineup which included sniper Cameron Lovett, who hit three treys and scored a game-high 23 points, also welcomed back point guard Michael Hreben from a two-game health-related absence.
"They're a different team with (Hreben)," Christensen said.
The 5-foot-9 QB scored five of his 10 points in the first quarter, and then Lovett's fastbreak layup with 6:02 left in the half put PM up 13-10.
Shooting just 4-of-12 from the field in the opening stanza, the Warriors picked up the pace in the second. Trimarchi's 'three' tied the game 13-all and started a 14-2 Warwick run, in which Lalovic netted eight points, to make it 24-15.
"I just jumped on them to start running," Christensen said. "When we get up and down the floor and find open guys, that's when good things happen … I thought our offense was stagnant in the almost the whole first half. But once guys started cutting hard through the paint and sharing the ball, we did a much better job."
In addition to Lalovic's offensive contributions, he also did an admirable job with his quickness not allowing Lovett to overtake the game. Although the PM senior guard/forward cut Warwick's lead to 24-18 at the half on a buzzer-beating triple, Lalovic received a lot of credit from his head coach.
"Alex had a tough job," Christensen said. "He was in a full denial of Lovett and he did a pretty good job … (Lovett)'s a very good player. He's their guy. He still had a bunch, but I give him credit. Having somebody face-guard you the entire time gets old real fast, and he kept his head, he kept playing and did a good job."
The Comets continued to hang around following the break, getting within three points, 32-29, on an inside bucket from Josiah Edwards and then again on Lovett's trey, before Ethan Price beat the buzzer in transition to put Warwick up 37-32 heading to the fourth quarter.
Nate Martin helped the Warriors take a 20-10 rebounding edge in the second half, but they also committed eight of their 12 turnovers in that time.
"Because we're undersized," Christensen said, "everybody's got to go to the boards. The one thing I don't think we did well was once we got them, we turned the ball over too much trying to get an outlet pass or put our head down and dribbled. We'll get better with that. I'm telling them to push the tempo, so it's going to happen, but we need to limit how many times it happens."
With 4:22 left, Warwick took its biggest lead since late in the second quarter after Trimarchi hit a 'three' from the left corner and then Martin scored inside, making it 47-39. Lovett then hit the front end of a 1-and-1 and Hreben buried a trey, cutting the Comets' deficit to 47-43 with 2:44 left.
But that would be Penn Manor's final field goal of the night, and Trimarchi scored six points — two of those buckets on nice drive-and-kick assists from Lalovic — in a game-ending 9-4 run to clinch it.
"Just good stuff," Christensen said. "Hopefully we get out (Saturday against Exeter Township) and have a really good week because it's not going to get any easier."
Describing their game against the Eagles as a "gut check," playing their fourth game in seven days, Christensen's Warriors rose to the challenge, rallying from a 13-point first-half deficit to earn a thrilling 57-54 non-league win in Lititz.
Lalovic scored 10 of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Warwick boys complete their comeback. In all, four players scored in double figures for the Warriors, with Trimarchi chipping in 12, and Bryan Rottkamp and Price adding 11 and 10 points, respectively. Rottkamp also helped out with nine rebounds.
Exeter guard Devon Jackson had eight of his game-high 18 points in the first quarter, as the Eagles took a 15-9 lead after one, then extended it to 22-9 with 5:41 left in the half on an inside bucket from big man Gabe Schapell (15 points).
But Price's triple ignited Warwick on a 13-3 run, capped by Trimarchi's transition bucket to make it 25-22. Exeter's Spencer Murray ended the half with a deuce, extending their lead to 27-22 at the break.
In the third, Price's steal and layup gave Warwick its first lead, 37-35, since the opening quarter and Jackson tied it 39-all heading to the fourth.
There, Rottkamp scored inside to put Warwick in front 54-48 with 1:49 remaining, but Exeter clawed back to 55-54 on a putback by Jackson. Will Mobley and Lalovic went a combined 2-for-4 on back-to-back trips to the foul line, and Exeter's three-point attempt in the final seconds was off the mark, and the Warriors had their fourth straight win.
Last Wednesday, Dec. 14, Trimarchi had 17 points, including a pair of treys, and Lalovic added 13, leading Warwick to a 47-45 non-league \\win at back-yard rival Ephrata in a back-and-forth duel.
Micah Krauter finished with 14 points to lead the Mounts, who led 36-35 after three. But Warwick outscored Ephrata 12-9 in the fourth to pull it out.
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ICAZ Working Groups and Affiliated Groups
ICAZ Working Groups are autonomous groups formed around special themes of common interest. They meet according to their own schedules, sometimes in conjunction with ICAZ International Conferences. Some Working Groups publish their own newsletters and host their own websites. The proceedings of Working Group meetings are also sometimes published.
Working Group members need not be members of ICAZ, but they are encouraged to join the organization. Working Groups are asked to report to the International Committee at their business meeting every two years. Reports and announcements from the working groups are posted on the ICAZ Website and published in the biannual ICAZ Newsletter.
More information about working group policies, including how to form a new working group, can be found in the Recommendations of the Task Force on Working Groups.
ICAZ's working group liaison is Zbigniew Bochenski.
Current ICAZ Affiliated Groups include the Postgraduate ZooArchaeology Forum and the ZOOARCH email discussion list.
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Animal Paleopathology Working Group (APWG)
The Animal Palaeopathology Working Group (APWG) was set up by Jessica Davies, Andy Hammon and Richard Thomas in 1999 to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of theoretical and methodological issues relating to the study of animal health, disease and injury in the past. At the outset, three specific areas of concern were identified with the state of the discipline. (more)
Archaeomalacology Working Group (AMWG)
The AMWG's mission is the liberal exchange of data and information about molluscs in the archaeological record. This encompasses both methods and theories relating to the analysis of such remains as well as creating an environment where specifics could be discussed amongst a group of peers. The AMWG encourages the publication of information related to these forums. (more)
Archaeozoology, Genetics and Morphometrics Working Group (AGM)
At the International Committee (IC) meeting in Durham, England, in August 2002, the IC voted to endorse a new ICAZ Working Group called Archaeozoology and Genetics (A&G). In October 2012, the IC approved a modification of the group's name to the Archaeozoology, Genetics and Morphometrics (AGM) working group.The AGM Working Group aims to contribute to organize the international scientific community in order to avoid these problems. Taking into account that archaeology, archaeozoology, and genetics also have their own scientific questions, potentialities, and limitations, the group also aims to promote true collaboration between these fields. (more)
Archaeozoology of the Baltic Region and Adjacent Areas (ABRA) Working Group
The idea of this working group grew out of the session "Past animal and human relationships around the Baltic" held at 2016 conference of the European Association of Archeeologists in Vilnius (Lithuania), initiated by Tuija Kirkinen (Helsinki, Finland). The general purpose of ABRA is to provide a platform for the exchange of academic information, personnel and research materials. (more)
Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia Working Group (ASWA)
The Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and Adjacent Areas (ASWA[AA]) Working Group was formed during the 1990 ICAZ International Conference in Washington D.C. Its purpose is to promote communication between individuals working on faunal remains from sites in western Asia and adjacent areas (e.g., northeast Africa, eastern Europe, central Asia, and south Asia). (more)
Bird Working Group (BWG)
The Bird Working Group (BWG) is an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers (archaeozoologists, archaeologists, zoologists, ornithologists) interested in the study of bird remains recovered from archaeological sites from around the world. The BWG was created by an initiative of Arturo Morales-Muniz in 1991. The primary focus of this ICAZ Working Group is to examine the relationships between people and birds in prehistoric, historic, and, at times, contemporary contexts. Group interests include, but are not limited to, identification of bird bones, the taphonomy of avian remains, methods of analysis and interpretation, the use of birds, and representations of birds in art. (more)
Fish Remains Working Group (FRWG)
The Fish Remains Working Group (FRWG) was created during an informal meeting held at the Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen in 1980. Its members are an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers (archaeozoologists, archaeologists, zoologists, ichthyologists, historians, and fishery biologists) interested not only in the study of fish remains retrieved in archaeological sites from around the world, but also on any matter dealing with fishing, the fish trade, and fish consumption in prehistoric and historic times. (more)
Grupo Zooarqueología de Camélidos (GZC)
The Camelid Working Group, known as the Zooarqueología de Camélidos (GZC), was created in 1993 and officially recognized by ICAZ in 1995. The theme of the GZC centers on the study of human/camelid interaction through time (from predation to pastoralism and herding) in the Andes and extra-Andean regions. The aims of the working group are to promote common lines of research, foster the exchange of information, and establish regional databases. The GZC is open to all researchers who wish to actively contribute. (more)
Marine Mammal Working Group (MVWG)
The Marine Mammal Working Group focuses on the relationship between humans and marine mammals from a diachronic perspective. Marine mammals have been exploited by humans over time and exploitation patterns have varied greatly between regions, time periods and cultures. (more)
Microvertebrate Working Group (MVWG)
The Microvertebrate Working Group (MVWG) was developed by Angel Blanco-Lapaz and Sara E. Rhodes in 2016 as a forum for the exchange of data and information related to the study of insectivore, rodent, bat, reptile and amphibian assemblages from archaeological deposits. Microvertebrate research is interdisciplinary in nature incorporating information from various professional fields (particularly vertebrate taxonomy and anatomy) and studies of these material remains are published in various mediums including international journals, regional bulletins, museum archival reports, monographs and technical papers, which often cross time periods and geographic regions. (more)
Neotropical Zooarchaeology Working Group (NZWG)
A number of particularities that characterize the Neotropics—the biogeographic region ranging from southern North America to southern South America and adjacent islands—are relevant to understanding the diversity and evolution of human-animal interactions through time, as well as the resulting archaeofaunal record. The mission of the ICAZ Neotropical Zooarchaeology Working Group (NZWG) is to offer a forum where people from any country can discuss these research problems. (more)
North Atlantic Bioarchaeological Organization Zooarchaeology Working Group (NABO ZWG)
North Atlantic Biocultural Organization (NABO) is an international, interdisciplinary research and education cooperative formed in 1992. It participates as a working group in ICAZ as a regional association promoting Zooarchaeology and the integration of faunal research into multi-disciplinary projects in the field and laboratory in our region which on the circumpolar rim connects the Barents Sea and Labrador, with many extensions southwards. (more)
Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology Working Group (SIZWG)
The Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology working group was proposed by Suzanne Pilaar Birch and formally approved at the ICAZ International Committee meeting in Istanbul in October 2012. The working group aims to bridge the gap between "traditional" osteoarchaeology and stable isotope analysis in archaeology, which can and should be used to investigate similar questions about the past, as well as improve their integration within research planning and design, methodology, and application. (more)
Taphonomy Working Group (TWG)
In Fall 2009, the International Committee (IC) approved the establishment of the Taphonomy Working Group. The number of professionals working on taphonomy is steadily increasing and their contribution to prestigious scientific journals is becoming a regular trend. However, no formal international forum specific to taphonomy exists in which scholars can disseminate new research and exchange knowledge and experience. The Taphonomy Working Group (TWG) aims to fill this void and encourage wider dissemination and greater collaboration and inter-disciplinarity in taphonomic research. (more)
Worked Bone Research Group (WBRG)
The purpose of the Worked Bone Research Group (WBRG) is to improve communication between individuals studying worked animal hard tissues (especially bone, antler, and ivory) with special emphasis on archaeological finds. A broad diachronic, and multi-disciplinary approach is emphasized in order to promote the exchange of ideas concerning attitudes to and procurement of raw materials, technology, and cognitive aspects of working osseous materials of all kinds. (more)
Zooarchaeology of the Roman Period Working Group (RPWG)
The onset of Roman civilization and the subsequent creation and expansion of the Roman Empire represent major events in the history of the Old World. They signified the introduction of new economic and social systems that rapidly spread - in a diversified way - to a vast area, encompassing most of Europe and large parts of western Asia and North Africa. Zooarchaeology can contribute to many historical questions associated with our understanding of this remarkable phenomenon. (more)
Former Working Groups
Several Working Groups were officially recognized by ICAZ between 1976 and 1994, but are no longer functioning as formal groups. Some of these groups formally disbanded after fulfilling their basic mission. Others have been in hibernation and could be reformed if there is sufficient interest from the archaeozoological community. Former working groups were: Archaeozoology and Archaeology, Bibliography, Bone Modification (resurrected as the Worked Bone Research Group), Nomenclature, Organization of Databanks, Publication Requirements, Publication of Scientific Works, South America, Standardization of Measurements, Standardization of Methods Taphonomy
List of ICAZ Affiliated Groups
Postgraduate ZooArchaeology Forum (PZAF)
PZAF is an annual conference organised by and for postgraduate/graduate students and early-career professionals in the field of zooarchaeology. It was originally founded by Richard Madgwick (University of Cardiff) in 2009. PZAF provides the opportunity for young researchers to present their new projects in an informal environment. For many students and early career researchers, PZAF represents their first experience of interaction, exchange of information and mutual learning with their counterparts from different countries. It therefore provides the opportunity for students to be exposed to different research traditions and approaches and to foster academic networking among the wider community of upcoming zooarchaeologists. (more)


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